[or-roots] Hyster safety

[Harguess, Dale]

Now you got my attention.  Although my grandmother could not be
described as a "Macho" woman, she did work in a Lumber camp and that is
where we think she met my grandfather.  She was a cook and so was he.  I
have tried in vain to find where the camp was but I do have a photo of
it along with the men standing outside and a few really big trees that
had been felled and were ready to be moved.  If I could find the right
camp then I might be able to find their marriage record.  This would
have been about 1918.
Dale

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[mailto:or-roots-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us] On Behalf Of Leslie
Chapman
Sent: Friday, September 26, 2008 12:04 PM
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Subject: Re: [or-roots] Hyster safety

Well, I was thinking more in modern terms for "Macho" women (now there's
and
oxymoron for you) but in fact I think you will probably find a few
people of
the female persuasion in the mills as far back as the '20's; remember
the
"War Effort"!  I guest my best experience with that is my Aunt who was a
"burner" in the shipyards in WW2 and her foreman came to her one day and
said; "Nell, they're going to send me a 'WOMAN'  to work for me, WHAT AM
I
GOING TO DO???" Auntie had a good sense of humor and didn't even try to
point out to him how ridiculous that whole conversation sounded. I know
that
women were and still are few and far between in the woods industry, in
no
small part do to people with that same attitude, and of course it is an
industry that doesn't exactly appeal to a lot of women. Some kind of
predjudice against dirt and noise I guess, but I am sure there have
always
been a few around at least since the last "Great War".

Les

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:or-roots-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us]On Behalf Of
Kith-n-Kin
Sent: Friday, September 26, 2008 8:26 AM
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Subject: Re: [or-roots] Hyster safety


"Women mill workers"? Oh, my, and I thought that was something invented
in
the 1970's. <G>

Tell us more!

Pat (in Tucson)

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